Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Forth Series

Fragment ID: 21335

I meant that it (the inner consciousness) is there established, even when it is covered over. Once it is there the descent of force, etc. becomes more continuous or at least more frequent. The difficulties of the outer nature have still to be dealt with, but that can be done more securely and effectively with this inner consciousness as the basis.

There are two different things. One is the consciousness actually going out of the body – but that brings a deep sleep or trance. The other is the consciousness lifting itself out of the body and taking its stand outside it – above and spread round in wideness. That can be a condition of the Yogin in the waking state – he does not feel himself to be in the body but he feels the body to be in his wide free self, he is delivered from limitation in the body-consciousness.